πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.OA.A.3
🚐 Remainder stories
Multi-step story problems, interpreting remainders
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Aiden shares 19 cards equally among 6 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
2Leo shares 29 beads equally among 4 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
3Priya has 33 crayons and puts 4 in each bag. How many bags can Priya fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
415 kids going on a trip. Each van holds 4. How many vans are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ vans
5Priya shares 33 cards equally among 6 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
612 kids going on a trip. Each boat holds 5. How many boats are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ boats
7Priya shares 19 beads equally among 4 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
819 kids going on a trip. Each car holds 5. How many cars are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ cars
920 kids at a party. Each table holds 3. How many tables are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ tables
10Priya has 15 cookies and puts 4 in each bag. How many bags can Priya fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
1143 kids going on a trip. Each car holds 6. How many cars are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ cars
12Omar shares 14 beads equally among 3 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
Answer key: Remainder stories
- 1. 1
- 2. 1
- 3. 8 bags
- 4. 4 vans
- 5. 3
- 6. 3 boats
- 7. 3
- 8. 4 cars
- 9. 7 tables
- 10. 3 bags
- 11. 8 cars
- 12. 2
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